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But the relationship of morality and power is a very subtle one. Because ultimately power without morality is no longer power.

  • -- James Baldwin 鲍德温

但是道德和权力的关系是非常微妙的。因为最终没有道德的权力不再是权力。

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The truth is, everything ultimately comes down to the relationship between the reader and the writer and the characters. Does or does not a character address moral being in a universal and important way? If it does, then it's literature.

事实上，一切最终都归结于读者、作者和角色之间的关系。一个角色是否以一种普遍而重要的方式处理道德存在?如果是，那就是文学。

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Property is not the sacred right. When a rich man becomes poor it is a misfortune, it is not a moral evil. When a poor man becomes destitute, it is a moral evil, teeming with consequences and injurious to society and morality.

财产不是神圣的权利。富人变穷是一种不幸，而不是道德上的罪恶。当一个穷人变得贫困，这是一种道德上的罪恶，充满了后果，有害于社会和道德。

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We're taking part in a divine comedy and we should realise that the play is always a comedy, in that we're all ultimately ridiculous.

我们参与的是一部神曲，我们应该意识到这出戏永远是一部喜剧，因为我们最终都是可笑的。

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Morality and expediency coincide more than the cynics allow.

道德和权宜之计的重合超过了愤世嫉俗者所允许的。

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